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Behavior analysis
Behavior analysis is an approach to psychology that concerns itself primarily with observing, analysing and attempting to understand and predict the way humans behave and interact.
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maturation
Psychology; Behavior analysis
One source of invalidity in experiments is called maturation, which refers to biological or psychological processes that change over time. If these maturational changes occur at the same time as the ...
two-key procedure
Psychology; Behavior analysis
On a concurrent schedule of reinforcement, the alternative schedules are presented on separate response keys.
peak procedure
Psychology; Behavior analysis
Omitting some proportion of the reinforcers arranged by an Fl schedule and thereby allowing responding to continue for some time after the usual end of the interval. Response rate typically passes ...
noxious stimulus
Psychology; Behavior analysis
Often used as a synonym for aversive stimulus, but more strictly defined as a stimulus that affects pain receptors or produces tissue damage. In this strict sense, the term is useful for referring to ...
molecular
Psychology; Behavior analysis
Molecular accounts of behavior focus on small moment-to-moment relationships between behavior and its consequences. For example, the time between any two responses (IRT).
molar
Psychology; Behavior analysis
Molar accounts of behavior are concerned with large-scale factors that regulate responding over a long period of time. For example, the average time between reinforcers for an entire session.
